Uchenna Eke Awa
Technology Entrepreneur & Bar Candidate
Professional Summary
Uchenna Eke-Awa is a technology entrepreneur and Nigerian Law School graduate building a distinctive practice at the intersection of artificial intelligence governance, cybersecurity law, fintech regulation, and ICT policy in Africa. He combines a strong academic grounding in law with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor certification and hands-on product development experience. He is the CEO and founder of IT Pexels and Systems LTD, and actively volunteers on the NBA Section on Legal Practice Technology Law Committee's AI and Privacy Drafting Sub-Committee.
Areas of Expertise
Product Development
⚡ Justice Joust
A product of IT Pexels
A gamified MCQ examination-preparation platform for Nigerian Law School Bar Part II candidates, designed to facilitate active recall, quick play reviews, and leaderboard tournaments.
Education & Bar
Nigerian Law School (NLS)
Port Harcourt Campus — Bar Candidate (2nd Class Upper)
Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU)
LL.B — 2nd Class Upper
Certifications
ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Lead Auditor
Information Security Management System (ISMS)
Qualified in establishing, implementing, maintaining, and continually improving information security management systems according to ISO standards.
Student Leadership & Clinical Experience
During his time at Abia State University (ABSU), Uchenna served in multiple key leadership roles within the ABSU Students Bar Council over a span of nearly four years, culminating in his tenure as Chairman. In this role, he successfully revitalized student engagement, organized major moot court competitions, and established strategic partnerships to provide affordable case law database access for law students.
Additionally, as a Senior Clinician and Head of ICT at the Abia State University Law Clinic, he spent nearly two years leveraging technology to streamline document management and case analysis, while training junior clinicians in legal research and advocacy methodologies.
Selected Works & Research
Uchenna is building an active practitioner-scholar profile across AI governance, fintech regulation, cybersecurity law, and African regulatory policy:
1. Governing the Algorithm: The Case for a Dedicated AI Act in Nigeria
SSRN Abstract ID: 6427119
Comparative analysis of the EU, Singapore, China, and Canada AI regulatory frameworks, proposing a hybrid legislative model tailored for the Nigerian economy.
2. Data Sovereignty and Upstream Petroleum Data
Paper 4C — Comparative Study
A comparative study drawing on Nigeria's PIA 2021, NDR Regulations 2024, Norway, UK, Brazil, and Canada to review data ownership conflicts in the natural resource sector.
3. The Petroleum Industry Act 2021 and Digital Oilfields
Working Paper on OT Security
Examining Operational Technology (OT) security liabilities, system integrity, and digital transformation compliance mandates in Nigeria's upstream petroleum operations.
4. Generative AI Liability, Deepfakes and the Law
Cross-Jurisdictional Working Paper
A comparative legal study across six global jurisdictions assessing the civil and criminal liability of deepfake content and algorithmic generations.